Arms and armor have been a vital part of the Azerbaijan material culture for centuries, pivotal not only in conquest and defense, but also in Shah's and Khan's court pageantry and related ceremonial events. Throughout time the best armor and weapons have represented the highest artistic and technical capabilities of the society and period in which they were made (internally as well as abroad), thus forming a unique aspect of our art history and material culture.

We believe that cultural objects belong together with the cultures that created them; these objects are a crucial part of contemporary cultural and political identity.

Emin Mammadov acquired two ceremonial shields handcrafted during the early Qajar period in Azerbaijan (1780s) for the Karabakh Khan's court and presented them to the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum to be included in the permanent collection. (October 2021).

The Qajar dynasty was of Azerbaijani Turkish origin. The Qajars ruled in present day Iran and Azerbaijan from the late 18th century till the early 20th century.